Grammar: Tenses & Time
What tense is used here? “I’ve lived here for 10 years.”
Present perfect.
Make a short answer: “Do you like your job?”
“Yes, I do.” / “No, I don’t.”
Complete: “My house is ___ than yours.”
bigger
What’s a word for the ceremony when two people get married?
a wedding
What do we call a person who never gives up easily?
determined
Complete: “When I was a child, I ___ play outside every day.”
used to / would
Make a question: “___ she working now?”
“Is she working now?”
Choose: “This exam is (easier / easiest) than the last one.”
easier
What’s the opposite of employed?
unemployed
What verb means ‘to stop thinking about something’?
forget
“By the time we arrived, they ___ already left.”
had
Answer this: “Are you studying English this week?”
“Yes, I am.” / “No, I’m not.”
Complete: “Mount Everest is the ___ mountain in the world.”
highest
Name one verb that means “to start working in a company.”
join / start
What’s a noun for when you remember something from the past suddenly
a memory / a flashback
Report this: She said, “I’m tired.”
She said (that) she was tired.
Make a question: “Where ___ you live?”
“Where do you live?”
Complete: “This city is not as ___ as it used to be.”
crowded / busy / noisy/ (other adjectives possible)
What’s the word for the time when you stop working forever?
retirement
What adjective describes someone who always helps others?
kind / helpful
Complete: “I think it ___ rain later, look at those clouds.”
is going to
Make a question using “How often”: “How often ___ you go jogging?”
“How often do you go jogging?”
Give the comparative and superlative forms of good.
better / best
What do we call a person who manages other people at work?
a manager / a supervisor
What’s the adjective for someone who easily remembers facts and faces?
rememberful (rare) / good at remembering / has a good memory